| 单词 | 英国士兵 |
| 释义 | 〔Calcutta〕A city of eastern India on the Hooghly River in the Ganges delta. Founded c. 1690 as a British East India Company trading post, it is India's largest city and a major port and industrial center. In the notorious Black Hole of Calcutta more than 120 British soldiers died of suffocation (1756) after being imprisoned overnight in the small, stifling dungeon by the nawab of Bengal. Population, 3,305,006.加尔各答：印度东部的一座城市，位于恒河三角洲上的胡格利河畔。于公元1690年作为英国东印度公司的商贸据点而建成，是印度最大的城市，主要的港口和工业中心。在臭名昭著的“加尔各答黑洞”中，120名英国士兵被整夜囚禁在狭小憋闷的地牢里然后窒息而死（1756）。人口3,305,006〔Lawrence〕Welsh-born British soldier, adventurer, and writer who led the Arab revolt against the Turks (1916-1918) and later wrote an account of his adventures,The Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1926). 劳伦斯，托（马斯）·爱（德华）：(1888-1935) 威尔士裔英国士兵、探险家和作家，1916-1918年领导了阿拉伯人反抗土耳其的起义，后来撰写了一部有关他历险的作品《七根智慧柱》 （1926年） 〔greenockite〕After Charles Murray Cathcart, Second Earl Greenock (1783-1859), British soldier 源自查尔斯·默里·卡斯卡特，二等子爵 格里诺克 （1783-1859年），英国士兵 〔Clive〕British soldier and statesman who was instrumental in securing Great Britain's interests in India.克莱夫，罗伯特：(1725-1774) 英国士兵、政治家，在保卫大不列颠在印度利益的过程中起过重要作用〔beefeater〕Tourists in England who have seen the warders of the Tower of London and the Yeomen of the Guard know that these men dressed in 15th-century uniforms are calledbeefeaters. Not all tourists are aware, however, that the original use of the term (recorded in 1610) was pejorative,referring to a well-fed servant.In a work published before 1628 the word was also said to have been used contemptuously by the French for an Englishman or an English soldier.The wordbeefeater has thus risen in the world, for the well-fed, well-muscled beefeaters of today (this use was first recorded in 1671) are considered by many to be a national treasure. 到英国旅游见到过伦敦塔的皇家侍卫都知道这些身着15世纪制服的人叫伦敦塔卫士。 但并不是所有的游客都注意到了，这个词最早用作轻蔑语（载于1610年），是指吃得很好的仆人。在1628年前发表的一篇文章中，这个词也被法国人用来蔑称英国人或英国士兵。由于今天营养充足，肌肉发达的皇家侍卫（该意最早使用刊载于1671年）被许多人认为是英国的国宝，伦敦塔卫士 一词于是开始广为流传 〔redcoat〕A British soldier, especially one serving during the American Revolution.英国士兵：英兵，特别是在美国独立战争中服役的英国士兵〔havelock〕After Sir Henry Havelock (1795-1857), British soldier 源自亨利 哈弗洛克 爵士(1795-1857年），英国士兵 〔Percy〕English soldier who was killed while leading an uprising against Henry IV (1403).珀西，亨利：(1364-1403) 英国士兵，在领导反对英王亨利四世的起义中牺牲(1403年） |
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